2025-12-28
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Volodymyr Zelensky met Mark Carney in Canada on route to Mar-a-Lago,
where Ukraine's President will meet Donald Trump for peace negotiations.
Canada's Prime Minister said that Russia's large aerial attack on Kiev,
which killed two people and wounded dozens more on Saturday,
shows how important it is that we stand with Ukraine.
Mr.
Carney pledged 2.5 billion Canadian dollars, 1.8 billion dollars, more in aid.
Cambodia and Thailand agreed to an immediate ceasefire after 20 days of fighting that killed at least 101 people and displaced hundreds of thousands of others.
The neighbouring countries said they would not advance their troops beyond current positions.
The recent clashes followed the breakdown of a previous ceasefire agreement that had been brokered by Mr Trump.
Nigeria's government said that American strikes hit two Islamic state-linked camps in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday.
Mr Trump claimed that Nigeria had requested the attacks in order to protect the country's Christian population,